Sulky-plow.



Nq. 896,650. PATE'NTED AUG. 18, 1908.

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SULKY PLOW.

APPLIUATION FILED PEB.12, 1908.

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SULKY PLOW. APPLICATION FILED PEB.12, 1908.

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SULKY-PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1908.

Application filed February 12, 1908. Serial No. 415,613.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO H. lVlARX, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lavernia, in the county of Wilson and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in SulkyPlows, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in draft evenersand it has more particular reference to a three-horse evener for sulkyplows.

Ordinarily, in three-horse eveners in securing a straight and easy draftthe central tree is in such propinquity to the central pole that themiddle horse constantly rubs against the said pole. The presentinvention therefore contemplates as its primary object, while securing astraight and easy draft to provide a novel and inexpensive connectionfor offsetting the projecting portion of the pole from that part whichextends longitudinally of the low frame.

The details of construction will appear in the course of the followingdescription, in which reference is had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification, like characters of referencedesignating similar parts throughout the several views, wherein Figure 1is a top plan view showing an evener construction in which the presentinvention is embodied. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, and Fig.3 is a detailed per spective view of the connection above referred to.

A conventional sulky plow A is shown in the accompanying drawings whichlow is equipped with the beam B, to which issecured the pole C, made insections 1 and 2, the section 1 being secured to the beam. B, and thesection 2 being secured to the end of the section 1 by the offsettingclip 3.

The draft evener D is connected to the section 1 by a clevis 4, whichincludes a part 5 secured to section 1, and having its ears 6 formedwith vertical series of apertures 7, and a part 8 having ears 9,adjustably secured to the ears 6 by pins 10 engaged through theapertures 7. The part 8, disposed in a hori zontal lane has a series ofapertures 11, to allow of the adjustable connection therewith of acoupling hook 12 which engages a rearwardly extending loop 13 carriedcentrally of a main evener beam 14. From. the ends of the beam 14,auxiliary evener beams 15 are pivotally hung, the connections of thebeams 15 being closely adjacent to the outer ends of the latter. Theinner ends of the beams 15 are connected by a one-piece clip 16, whichis pivoted to said inner ends so as to allow of the beams 15 having thenecessary play in evening the draft. Swingle trees 17 are pivotally hungfrom the outer ends of the beams 15, and a centrally located swingletree 18 is hung from the clip 16.

The clip 3, in order to offset the section 2 from the section 1 has itsbody portion extended along a diagonal axis and at its lower end isformed with a pair of rearwardly extending spaced lugs 19 and at itsupper end with a pair of forwardly extending spaced lugs 20. The ends ofthe sections 1 and 2 are received between the respective lugs 19 and 20and are fastened in this relation by bolt and nut fastenings 21 and 22.It will thus be seen that the diagonal form of the body of the clipoffsets the section 2 above and at one side of the section 1 so that thesame is closely adjacent one end of the tree 18 and at a materialdistance from the center thereof. Hence, all liability of the centralhorse rubbing against section 2- which carries the neck yoke centers, ispositively eliminated.

The invention is simple in its structural details, inexpensive tomanufacture and practical and efficient in use.

Having fully described my invention 1 claim 1. In a wheeled structure incombination with a beam, a pole composed of two sections, one of saidsections being secured to said beam, a clip composed of two pairs ofspaced horizontal lugs, said pairs of lugs being disposed in differenthorizontal and vertical planes, and a body connecting the inner ends ofeach pair of lugs, said section being secured to one of said pairs oflugs, the other section being secured to the other of said pairs oflugs, a three horse draft evener including three swingle trees, andmeans to secure said evener to the first named section so that saidevener may have vertical and horizontal adjustment with respect to said.first named section.

2. In a wheeled structure in combination, a beam, a pole secured theretoand comprising a section secured to the beam, and a second sectionforwardly projecting therebeyond, a clip connecting the sections andoffsetting the second section above and to one tion being adjacent toone end of the central 10 side of the first section, said clip having aswingle tree.

diagonally extending body portion formed In testimony whereof I haveaffixed my at its lower end with rearwardly extending signature inpresence of two witnesses.

'5 lugs secured to the first section and at its up- OTTO H M ARX per endwith forwardly projecting lugs se- I cured to the second section and athree-horse Witnesses:

draft evener hung from the first section and EMIL BEHRENs, includingthree swingle trees, the second sec- ELFRIEDA BEHRENS.

